Svenskarna om Sverige och svenskheten
The Swedes on Sweden and Swedishness
Författare
Redaktör
- Carl Reinhold Bråkenhielm
Summary, in English
In this text I will discuss the concepts ethnicity and nationalism and try to find out how to ”measure Swedishness”. I also look at what have been considered Swedish historically and how others have studied what is typically Swedish.
The research is based on two studies, one from 1995 and one from 1998. Both studies are surveys distributed to a large number of people chosen by random. Language, nature and traditions are important aspects for constituting the Swedish character. Common origin and religion are not. There is a strong cohesion among Swedes and a low degree of acceptance for people of foreign origin. The Swede prefers to live in Sweden and is quite proud of being Swedish.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2001
Språk
Svenska
Sidor
105-135
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Världsbild och mening. En empirisk studie av livsåskådningar i dagens Sverige
Dokumenttyp
Del av eller Kapitel i bok
Förlag
Bokförlaget Nya Doxa
Ämne
- Religious Studies
Nyckelord
- ethnicity
- Nationalism
- national belonging
- Swedishness
- religion
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISBN: 91-578-0381-1